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,'vvc^jcv^i THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1891. rODR ^MEMCAN SONGS. TWO WERt WRITTEN IN BATTLE AND TWO OURINQ PEACE. On. of Them Averted a War — Th* Source, 'pt Inaplntlon of the Pour Writer.—Strange Fact About the Hu.le of “ America "—Bow Key Composed HI. Lyrlo. The four great lyrics of our country are “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," . “Hail Columbia," “The Star Spangled Banner" and “America." The first named was written by Tim othy Dwight, ancestor of Timothy Dwight, the present president of Yale college. He wrote other patriotic an thems, but “Columbia” is the only one by which he became famous; Dwight was a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Yale. He studied law, intending to adopt it as a profession, but there being a dearth of chaplains in the Revolutionary army he became one in Parson’s brigade of the Connecticut line and served some time there. It was during this service that he composed the immortal song “Colum bia,” which at once attracted general at tention, and from the first became fa mous. It was composed without much thought, the times being full of patriotic feelings, which inspired the poet, and he Is said to have expected no more than passing fame for his production. It was caught up, however, by the patriots, and soon became known throughout the struggling colonies. After tho war Dwight went back to the pursuits inter rupted by his entering the army, and eventually became president of Yale college, a position which lie held until his death in 1817. The uuthor of “Columbia" was a vol uminous writer, turuijig out many ex tended poems and books, but ull seem to have been forgotten but tho great lyric which he gave to his country dur ing the struggle for freedom. It will ever remain his monument. A SONO THAT TOU). The words and music of “Hail Colum bia" were composed under the American flag. Its author. Joseph Hopkinson, was a native of Philadelphia and the son of a signer of the Declaration of Independ ence. Like the composer of “Colum bia," he was the author of many other things in prose and verse, but nothing has come down to our day with any fame but his national song. “Hail Columbia" was written in the summer of 1708, when we were having complications with France which threat ened to end in war. Hopkinson had an actor friend named Fox, who was to have a benefit at a theater, and it was for him tbut the song was composed. The music which accompanied the song, and to which it is sung today, was originally the “President’s March,” which was written ten years before, on the occasion of Washington’s visit to New York, by a German orchestra lead er named Fyles. “Hail Columbia’ sprang into sudden popularity, and it is said to have averted the threatened war, ns it incited national pride and roused the whole country. Joseph Hopkinson lived until 1843, fill ing various imirartant offices and loved by all for the great song he bad given to his nation. He helped to revise the con stitution of Pennsylvania, was a warm friend of Joseph Bouapartc’s during the ex-king’s sojourn in this country, and at the time of his death was holding the office of United States judge for the eastern district of his native state. IN8PIUKD by Battle smoke. Of the many uational song writers none have enjoyed more enduring fame than the author of “The Star Spangled Banner." It is perhaps tho greatest and most popular of all our songs and lyrics. It was composed amid tho roar of can non and tlw bursting of bombs, and seems to have sprung without effort from the mind of its author. • Francis Scott Key, the anthor, was a prisoner in the hands of tho British when the song was composed. He had gone down the hay at Baltimore, then being attacked by tho British !%et, for the pur pose of securing tho releaso of a friend who was held by the enemy. He carried a message from President Madison ask ing for tho prisoner’s release. The Brit ish commander agreed to the request, but told Key that he must be detained during the attack. Key and his friends were therefore held back, and it was while they watched the terrific bombard ment of Fort McHenry, now and then losing sight of the flag that wared over its ramparts, that ho wrote "The Star Spangled Bonner," This took place in 1814. When he was released Key took his poem back to the city, where it was speedily printed to the music of an old English song, “Anacreon in Heaven," and In a short time was being sung all over the country. Dr. Smith’s beautiful ode “America” was also adapted to an English air, that of “God Save the Queen." Strange to relate, this same melody answers for the national song of the German empire. Great Britain and Ireland, Bavaria, Switzerland, Brunswick, Hanover, Nor way, Prussia, Saxony, and does service in the United States as “My Country, ’Tisof Thee.” “America” has no stirring history sur rounding its composition, it was com posed in 1883, and was first sung at a children’s celebration at tho Park Street church, Boston, on the Fourth of July the same year. Samuel Francis Smith, it* author, is still living. He is a native of Massachusetts, where he was bom in 1806. His famous missionary hymn, “Th® Morning .Light I* Breaking," waa written at the same time and place as “America.” Dr. Smith has filled many important stations in the church, and has written voluminously, his contribu tions embracing nearly every branch of good literature.—New York Telegram. UNDER THE H’ARTHSTANE. "Brother, yoa bear your sorrow With patience that paaaeth praise— The lots of worldly possessions. Just at your later days! How do you bear It?” the neighbor prayed, “There’® loro 'neath the lrartbstaDe!" the old man said. “Oh, love Is good, 1 grant you. When seasoned enough with gold; But love In a cottage**—lie shook his head— “Is rhyming that will not hold! Ixjre only can never lift your load Of sorrow and labor on life’s late road.' “Ay, ay!** the old man answered. Hi* white head sturdily raised; “When ye bao lived a’ my lifctamo Ye’ll cry, *The Lord be praised!' Whether o* good or ill shall fa' If Love ’neath the U’arthstano surviv ed a “But you and your wife." urged the neigh bor “Your children under the sod"- “Xao under the sod." the old man cried. “Oood neighbor—gone to Hod*. An’ what hae wo to do wi’ pain When Love still glories the auld h’arth- stane?" “Your faith is past my knowing," The neighbor murmured low. A spirit of awe and wonder On his face, as ho rose to go. “Ah, friend," the old man answer made, **ta>ve 'neath the h’arthstauo is naught afraid!" —Jean Kate Ludlum in New York Ledger. Why Don't They I'ropusc? Why don’t the men propose?’' That is the problem which ia agitating large numbers of young women. I don’t know,” replied one pretty girl to whom I propounded the conun drum. “Only they don’t Here 1 am in my second year in society and I haven’t had a single offer." I wish to say that’ the young lady whose remarks I am quoting is not only pretty, but she is also of good family, of first class jiosition, is highly educated and accomplinlied, is positively known to have brains and an amiable disposi tion, and will posses a considerable for tune. In short she is a gri-.K catch. Not a single offer of marriage,*' continued. “Not even a single av< of love. I don't know what to make of it, 1or I don't think 1 am wholly unat tractive. I am not the only one. course, some girls get married, but they are very few compared to the vast limn her of eligible young women in society What is tho matter with the men? They are perfectly willing to flirt all day lon^ but none of thorn apjiears to want to go any further. There is something wrong Is marriage, after all, a failure?*’- Chicago Post. £. P. FARBIS, Pres. BLOOM BROWN, Sec. a Treat. C. P PAYNE, M’g’r. Americus Supply Co., Successor* to HABBI8 & PAYNE, Fhunbere and Gas Fitters. Machinery Supplies. { We are now in our new building in Artesian Block, and ready for business. A Full Line of Cooking Stoves and Ranges. Gas Fixtures and Sanitary Goods a Snecialty. Globe, Angle and Check Valves, Te r ra Cotta and Iron Pipings and Fittings. Greneral Repair W ork daei-ir TELEPHONE IVo 13. ESTABLISHED 1867. INCORPORATED 1890. JAMES FRICKER & BRO. Characteristic Even In Her Dretuns. A lady who is known to be ap ex tremist in many of her views gravely told tho following dream over the coffee tho other morning to the great nmnse meat of her husband and some friends, who declared it essentially feminine and characteristic of her sex. She dryamed that she bad died, nnd in the interval before tho freed spirit made Its way heavenward she was an nnseen observer and listener to all that took place in the room in which the poor clay she had so recently inhabited lay. She was touched with tho devotion of her mother, who, like Mary of old was always first and last beside the laxly, soon to find sepulture, also intensely in terested in the arguments for or against cremation (this having been her own pet theory), which her friends held forth in the presence of her disembodied spirit, and longing to depart with the celestial throng awaiting l|er. yet mortified nnd thrilled on the threshold of heaven by the fact that, graven on her casket plate, her ago was given as forty-nine instead of thirty-two.—Utica Herald. Bo Women or Fashion. Cliengef In an apothecary’s window ih New York is a heap of the vinaigrettes that were ill use /our or more yeurs ago. They are of cut glass, from twelvo to fourteen inches long, ap inch thick, and of the weight of a policemnn's night stick. They are eloqnent of tho eccentricities of fashion, for whereas women paid many dollnrs to pet ono only the other day, to sjieak, no lady would carry one the length of :m avenue block today Cor five times as much money. The same moral is pointed by a picture that was famous sixteen years ago. It is Artlinr Lmnley' sketch of two rival schools meeting on Fifth avenue. Thebeantyof the school girls in that picture gavo tho picture great eclat. Today the girls look like dreadful guys. Their queer hats, their waterfalls and their balloon skim con demn tho work ns a picture of something preposterous.—San Francisco Argonaut Oltl Cities of Enroll, disusing. Said a woman returned from a trip abroad, which was by no means her first: "I have discovered that the his toric monotony of even European life can change. When 1 first saw Ghent, ten or a dozen years ago, it was a pic turesque walled city; now 1 find that much of its wall has gone Into its fine quays. So with Bruges, which all guide books used to delight to remind you had not had a house built within its limit* for an extraordinary length of time—a hundred and fifty years at least. I was there recently to discover some marked changes—some almost modern houses and others, altered in n manner which has done away witli a degree of tiieir de licious antiquity."—New York Times • B* Hi. Non* or tho Symptom.. Maud—Does Jock play football much? i, Agnes—I don't know. Why? Maud- I never see him walk lame.— Epoch, Uninflammable Piyiw, *»d Woodwork. If the laundress would add to her prep aration of starch a solution of the phos phate of nnunoiiia (about four ounces to the quart of water) before dipping cur tains, underclothing nnd dresses there in, and drying them, she will render theifi uninflammable. If in opera bouses or theaters the enrtains, flies, and even fie woodwork are impregnated with till* phosphate of ammonia they will be proof against catching fire; they wtll only char 'when flame is applied to them.—Exchange.. I hare just returned from New York, where I purchased a very large stock of DIAMONDS NEfWSJEfFM. Iff BUMS. tullis & McLendon DEALERS IN STOVES AND Best Qualities of Paints, Oils and Builders’ Material A gents, for tbe Celebrated HARVEST STOVES and GRATES. Agents for tbe Celebrated Wheeler A Wilson Sewing Machine. Bugeyes armWagons WAGON AND BUGGY MATERIALS* SADDLERY AND HARNESS* CROGKERY’AND GLASSWARE AND A SPECIAL LINE OF CUTLERY, WOOD AND WILLOWWARE, ETC We specially Invite tbe trading publlo to call and examine our goods and prices. We beep tbe best, as well ae the obeapest goods In this market, and will give our oustomen the value of tbelr money. nov9s<kwlv PASSENGER SCHEDULE SUWANEEJR1VER ROUTE TO FLORIDA, Taking Effect March M, 1891. Standard Time, 00th Meridian. "GOING bOUTH. 2 15 pm 8 15 p m 0 80pm 7 W 10 45 am 11 00 a m 1 66 pm 8 2a p in 4 54 pm 0 53 pi Lv Atlas ia.... Ar Macon....* Lv Macon Ar..« Cordele.... Ar Tlfion Ar Valdosta.;.... A* Ar ..Lake City Lv Ar.\.... I ........Jacksonville.. Lv GOING NORTH. Ar iu oo pi Lv 6 10 p t .Ar i 16 a mill) 10 p mi Ar Palatku. 12 01 pml 9 66 a pi 7 do a m 10 05 a fni |Ar . ... 8t. AugustI* WATCHES at price* that will enable us to sell lower than ever before. Our stock is Immense, assortment complete, prices lower than any one. Call and see for yourselves before buying. C. A. FRICKER, President.- 4O9 JACKSON ST„ AMERICUS, GA, (Barlow Block.) < Americus Iron Works, BUILDERS OF Engines, Boilers, Cotton Gins, Presses, Feeders and Condensers, Saw and Grist Mills, Shingle Machines, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Boiler Feeders, Valves, Jets, Etc. Shaftings, Hangers, Boxes and Pulleys fl@“Special attention given to repairing all kinds of Machinery. Telephone 79. Saw Mill Man, Attention! Are you lu need of machinery of any description? If so, write ue your wants, statiDg just wh»t you desire and we will make you low prices, Our special bust- ness Is heavy machinery such as ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, AND WOOD-WORIING MACHINERY, and for firshclaas machinery, wo defy comp H. B. SMITH MACHINE CO.’S celebrated ’’ titlon. We are general agent* for 1-worklng machines, and oan dls- ’Farmi count factory prices. Be sure to write for circular of "Farmers’ Favorite” eaw mill; it is the best on tho market Second-hand machinery conetantly on bond. Write for prices and see If we cannot save you money. Perkins Machinery Company, 67 SOOTH BROAD STREET, Haatioi fa* Times WhenjYou Write. ATLANTA, GA. Juno24-d&wljear J. HENRY FREEMAN, 413 COTTON AVE., Contractor* and * Builder. Estimate*cheerfully tarnished. Also dealer la Bulldtnf Material., Wall Papers, etc.; Leads, Oils and Averill Mixed Paints, the best in the worl. .. Call and seo me when you need anything in my line. W. H. R. SCHROEDER, Woden, from whom we have the name Wednesday, was a prince of high stand ing Bmong the Saxons. His image wa* prayed to for victory. On the third day after each succeeding sun worship tbe old Baxons spent hours invoking the blessings of Woden. (Bnceesaor to Bcbroeder * Strickland,) 724 Cotton Avenue. AMERICUS, GA. Hannf&ctnrer of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron |Vare, Galvanized Iron Cornice, Tin and Iron Roofing, Hot Ah Heating Etc, Iron Smoke Stacks. Exhaust Piping for Saw Mills t Specialty. Connection nerth bound and *ou h bound Is mad* In itacon with trains of Central and E. T. V. &. G. railroads. A. C. KNAPP. J.T.HOGE, L.J. HARRIS, Traffic Mannger Genera fas* fnjr«r A gent. Ticket Agent, HENRY BURNH, C T. and P. A.No 610 Mnlbe.ry 8t. Union Depot. Mncon. Ga. C. C. RODER, Jr..Soliciting A gent. 0 Kimball Block. Atlanta, Ga. L. C. CONOVA, C.T.A. R. T. RICH A ltD, Agent, Union Depot. W.P.LAWSHE,T.PJ Palatka, Fin. Agent, 08 West Bay Ht., Jacksonville, Fla, JAMES MENZIER,Houtho«stern 1 C. C. HAWKINS. GaO.. LOVING HAWINS & LOVING, -ssFurnitare, Baby Carriages, Refrigerators, METALIC CASES, CASKETS AND COFFINS. 405 Cotton Avenue. Night calif for coffins at night attended to by G. O. Loving, at residence west side Brown street. Burial robes always on band. may 23*1 y. DUNLAP HATS. THE LATEST STYLES AND SHAPES. ARTHUR RYLANDER, Corner Lamar and Jackson St APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. GEORGIA—BURTS!! County. To the Honorable Hupenor Court of said County; The petition of Jus. T. Cotner. R. L. Sulll* van, Luther C. Bell. O. .?. Hcnnetdef, P. O. CieMg.H.i*. Hogle.v.W. E. Murphey and W. p. Wallis, citizen* of city of Americus, Hun-tei County. Ge r«U, and others, respectfully show**th their desire for themselves, ta elr associates and *u censors, to be Incorporated under the corporate name and style of tbe Americus Jewelry Company.” Tbe principal office, piece of business and residence of said company,shall be In Ameri cas, Buinter County, Georgia, where a ma jority of board of directors shall reside at all limes; but petitioners prey for privilege of transacting business anywhere In or outside of the Mtate of Georgia. If the Board of Dlrec 01 nit? nwio w, uuiifgin, *■ mu iwuiu ,»s wiivu- tors should desire audit is the interest of said company to do so. The capital stock of said company shall be Fifteen Thousand (116.000) Doll irs, to be divided Into shares of One Hundred Dollars each: bu- petitioners pray for tbe privilege of becinning buslneis when 10per cent of said capital stock !■ paid In and pray for the privilege of Increasing said capi tal stock from time to time. In olw—** iui .kick iruin NnmitfHimiu.wai.nni. board of Dire, tore, u occasion and bu<ln«*> may demand to *n amount not to excewl On. Hundred Tliouiand Dollar*. Th.object or tholrnssoclnt’onl.pecuniary aln and profit, tar It. .h»rehold*re and th« -u.lneMthey propose to conduct, 1. mat of buying, selling, repairing or manufacturing, watch.., clock, and Jew.lry of all kind*, Silver anil plated ware, alio music! In. Iru brtcabrac, glassware, walking canes, um brella. and cutlery and. all other artlole* of mcrchandlK usually Sept In lewelry and mn.lcal Instrument hoUK.. and petitioner. pray for tb. privilege of renting or Icing law. To ctabll y of the article, a. aforMOld. or thatmay- kept In Jewelry or musical ln.irom.nt hounwr wll ume for cash nr on tbe Install ment plan, nr dl.pora of same a* may b* to Interest of ull company. 1’ctltloncre also pray for privilege to borrow money for cor poral. purpovw. and Mcnra the tains by mortgage, trust deed or otbcrwlre,upon ny oralfof It. corporate ptopertp; to msW' note*, account*, to buy bold, Improve, .*1, Ice and rent real or pcnonal property for corporate purpoocs, and dispose of any rani or perronal property beld by raid company forcash, or on Installment., to anbeoribeto orown stock In other companies If director. •hould think It to tbe Interest of said Corn ell, ururamero, woramco, ssu nil uturr person* foreondnctlngoald butlnam. Peti tioner, pray for the privilege to mak.and pany as may be nmasary and proper, not trn* extract from tbe Record *br Charter, fmjonj^Wi^wtt^h^mw^^^jOTgft^lio thisKUtdayofAnrH, 18,1. h nans _ Mt'lm,. — t „ tract and be contracted with, to have inch other powers and to do such other nets ns ere customary nnd proper, to carry out the Intent, desiznaod purpose of mid corpora tion. Petitioner* pray to be incorporated for the fall Urm of twenty (20) year*, with privilege of renewal at the expiration of said term according to law. And petitioner* will•Ter^pray^etc.^^ rttlllonew' Attorney. Filed In office this 8th day of April, 1801. J. H. ALLKf, Clerk B. C. B. C. ua. I hereby certify that the above la a, traa •street from the record of charters of Sum ter court. This 8lh April 1891, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. I would be pleased to give you estimates on your Tin, Iron and Cornice work. I guaran* all work to be first-class fa every particular. Ridging, Cresting and Finals furnished on short ice. I also do Heavy Iron Work from 14 to 27, Roofing, Guttaring, Spouting, etc. JTCALL AND GST HT ESTIMATES AND GIVE ME A TRIAL..^f DB. F. A. THOMAS, Physician and Surgeon. Will do a general practice ia tUe city and vicinity. He will be found at his office when not profeasionally en gaged. Will keep slate on office door. Office: Second floor, Artesian Block. APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. GEORGIA—Sumteu County; To the Huperior Court of Bald County: The petition of O. R. Whitley,M. B. ramp- be'l. Jiinirs L. Mont^niery, Linton I'oowr, J. T. W orthnm. R. H. Chase, L. B. I«ltt»*r nnd W. U. Cooke, or said county, rcNiu-ri- fully show that they have aFsoolAted them selves together and dralre for themneive*, » Ik* made a body politic, with tho rtaht «>r huc- cession under the corporate nnniu of the ‘Amcrlcns strain Laundry com puny." The object of said corporation ts for tx*cu- nlsty gain and profit for Um Hinn-holm i>, tha particular DustnrsHto becarilKlt ami the particular .business to beenrrh <1 on Is that or a general laundry, the wanning huh ironing of nlothcs of every and nil charuch-r and description, nnd such bu*ln«> imial and iucldent to a laundry. — **-* “ >ushall e jO-l \ exceeding twenty-live thousand doltarn f (md enrh stor k - holder to bo lti Uvunlly liable to thu extent or liU unpaid subsorlpitoh of said enpltnf stock. Tho niaco of busint*4 nnd prluotpui office of said corporation will ho in the « l y of Americus, said county. rotltlouera for tboiu«mvca and assoc hit o« pray that under the corporate name afore- said, they inay bo Incorporated on 1 made a body politic for the full term of twenty years with theprivilegeof renewalnt the ex- pirailonorthst Hire, antfto km and enjoy the following rights and privileges, to-, ft: Tho right to sue and bo sued, plead and h«- Impleaded, to contract and be contracted with, to use a common seal and adopt by laws, rule* and regulations binding on Its stockholders for tho government of Itsstook- holdeia and officers not Inconsistent with law. To establish branch houses In any county In this Btatc or outside of tills State. - To borrow money tor corpora NnoaNjM ■ bUsh^re! Btatc or o secure the same by mortfare or’wvst deed or otherwise upon any or all of its corpora e p WS!i.. bold, own, ua. anti enjoy si) property, real and paraonal, a. may no nec- cusry lor the tmniactlon orit. raid l,u»ine«, and to bn, m.ebtn.ry to can y on their said bnunen, and to appoint all nlllcer. and agenta for th*manage . entolltsbu.lne.a. to employ ,.|e<m.n, workmen nndalintiirr K reon» neoetrary to carry on tho .aldimxi- M.and to hare and enjoy all other right*, power, and privilege neceraary to carry out theMbJ.etaor.ald corporation confcrrrcd by taw upon corporation, of llko character by tbelaw.orOeorgia JAS. DODSON A 80 V, . Petitioner.’ Attorney*- Filed In omce April 2>, pel. J?H. Al.I.ax, Clerk. I certify] the above and fbreglvl ng to b , Aunt, Clerk 8. c. For salo by tho DAVENPORT DRUG COMPANY Americas, Ga. H the best known remedy -nrzr. "^MJurorSSsriKNrinll Gleet In I to fl Days, without Prevei I "JP acrid < prescribed bv physicians. 1 ring# free with each bottle. ■ 7 Bold by druggists. Bswms Vj ■hHIbI aanfiw ly 4-11-91